All Supermarkets articles – Page 39
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GalleryStore gallery: Iceland’s new Swift c-store format
Iceland has opened the first of its new Swift convenience store formats in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Morrisons blazed a grocery trail through the Covid crisis
Morrisons’ profits might have fallen over the past year, but the grocer’s chief executive David Potts painted a picture of a business that has used a period of unparallelled upheaval to readjust its priorities for the future.
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NewsTesco store managers face job shake-up as part of stores restructuring
Tesco has put thousands of store-manager roles into consultation as it launches a major shake-up of its larger stores.
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NewsSainsbury’s to slash 500 head office roles and close distribution centre
Sainsbury’s is set to cut 500 roles at its London head office and close one of its London fulfilment centres in a bid to reinvest in its new ‘food first’ agenda.
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NewsAldi to invest £22m on new and revamped London stores
Discounter Aldi is investing £22m in acquiring new stores and refurbishing existing ones in the Greater London area this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s boosts pay and awards Covid recognition payment for frontline staff
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has issued a pay rise for all its frontline staff alongside a third one-off recognition payment for their work during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils new slogan as Greggs launches sustainability plan
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new brand slogan set to launch in the spring, while fellow food retailer Greggs has revealed a new sustainability plan.
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NewsAsda puts 5,000 roles into consultation in online transformation drive
Grocery giant Asda has entered formal consultation with 5,000 of its staff as it unveiled new transformation plans aimed at capitalising further on the shift to online grocery shopping.
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AnalysisDeep dive: The new Asda – saddled with debt or a return to former glory?
As reports emerge that chief executive Roger Burnley is stepping down, Retail Week looks at what Asda under their controversial new owners the Issa brothers will look like.
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OpinionRhian Bartlett: ‘Great value doesn’t have to come at the cost of quality’
You can’t have your cake and eat it, or so the saying goes. As a grocer, that’s meant that you can be known for low prices or for premium products – but you can’t be great at both.
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NewsAsda sales rise as customers trade up over Christmas
Asda has reported that customers trading up and treating themselves over Christmas led to strong sales upticks in its fourth quarter.
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InterviewInterview: How grocery delivery firm Weezy plans to take localism national
Since its launch, Weezy has ridden the pandemic-driven wave of online home delivery growth. They speak to Retail Week about how they plan to harness the rise of localism to stand out in an increasingly competitive market.
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DataData: How Tesco and Sainsbury’s Aldi price schemes match up
Earlier this month Sainsbury’s followed competitor Tesco’s lead in launching its very own Aldi price match. Retail Week analyses how the two schemes compare.
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GalleryStore gallery: John Lewis’ store-in-store concept at Wallingford Waitrose
The John Lewis Partnership has opened a new store-in-store at its Wallingford Waitrose supermarket, offering more than 700 products.
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NewsIssa brothers complete £6.8bn acquisition of majority Asda stake
The Issa brothers and investment vehicle TDR Capital have confirmed the brothers’ acquisition of Asda for £6.8bn.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Aldi price match on hundreds of items
Sainsbury’s has waded into the grocery pricing wars by today launching its own Aldi price match on hundreds of key items.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sainsbury’s launches first Fresh Food Market at new-look flagship
Sainsbury’s has opened a newly renovated flagship supermarket format boasting the grocer’s first-ever Fresh Food Market.
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DataData: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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GalleryStore gallery: Tesco’s first superstore in six years goes big on sustainability
Tesco has today opened its first non-Jack’s superstore in six years, which sets out the new template the UK’s largest grocer believes will help it achieve its 2035 carbon-neutral target.
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VideoFace time: Tesco’s Tony Hoggett on sustainable superstores and the post-Brexit border
Tesco’s chief operating officer Tony Hoggett discusses the grocery giant’s first new superstore in six years, protecting frontline staff as the pandemic grinds on and issues at the border following Brexit.